SC - roasting and boiling
CBlackwill at aol.com
CBlackwill at aol.com
Sat Apr 29 22:04:32 PDT 2000
In a message dated 4/29/00 7:00:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, cjvt at hotmail.com
writes:
> Just a thought, but is it possible that roasting before boiling (as comes
up
> fairly frequently in period recipes) is actually to do with utensil usage?
>
How about fuel efficiency? Any references in the texts regarding fuel
rationing or the like? Boiling and braising will cook meats faster than
roasting, and so this technique may have been done for economy.
Balthazar of Blackmoor
Words are Trains for moving past what really has no Name.
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